God’s Love for the Gay Community (1 Cor 6:9-11)
11. Jul, 2011 
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Fred[1] was gay and he used to call himself a Christian.
It was over tears that he told me how he had been treated.
He was involved in leading youth group, he played drums at church and he led some church services.
But Fred was gay.
After much prayer and Bible reading, he came out to his pastor. His pastor told him that being attracted to men was his choice and that he needed to repent of this choice. But for Fred this was not true – he never asked or chose to be gay – and so the experience of coming out to his pastor left him feeling cold and unloved.
I am sad to say that this is not the only story I could tell about how the church has badly treated gay people.
Our conversation with the gay community needs to be full of truth, love and grace.
Are we, as a church, ready and willing to make these changes?
[1] Not his real name
The Bible clearly states that having sexual relations with the same sex is a sin the church did not make the decision of it being immoral, God did.If we make that ok then we might as well make rape and murder ok as well. You can not make God fit our sinful nature we must repent and follow Him.
And “catch up with the 21st century”??? Gods word is still the same at it was then you can’t just change that, and if you do you are living an illusion going against the bible and no matter how much you try to tell yourself that you are not, you are walking hand in hand with the Devil…
Pray and God will put you on the right path if you really want that..
I think the Church needs to re think their initial decision to believe being gay isn’t natural. It’s normal and not a phase.
It is also something you can’t choose- you just are.
The church really needs to rethink their bias on gay marriage as well because I know more and more people are leaving the Church because they are sick of not having equal rights, or their friends and family not having equal rights and being discriminated.
People need to realise this and grow up and let it pass them by because its not doing them any harm.
we respect, welcome and love them. God’s love and grace for them are the same for everyone. BUT God definitely says they are wrong and they obviously not going to heaven. It’s clearly one sin God hates most.
so … the question is, if i am a gay and i love Jesus, will I give up my gay-ness or obey Jesus and live straight live?
and even if the whole church accepts a gay ministering, no human can judge, only God.
i’m not gay but i think church needs to catch up to the 21st century and treat all healthy couples (and individuals) with dignity and respect; the fundamentals of love aren’t exclusive to heterosexual married couples in my humble opinion. I know many wonderful gay people whom i am proud to call friends..